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korgia

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Adjective

phonetic variants: korkie (New written karelian, Kestenga, Knyazhaya, Uhta, Voknavolok); korgie (New written Tver, Myandyselga, Padany, Reboly, Tikhvin, Tolmachi, Tunguda, Valdai, Vesyegonsk); korgii (Dyorzha)


1 meaning

  • Russian: высокий
  • English: high, tall
concept: tall

translation

Veps: korged

Livvi: korgei; suuri; suurikazvoine; suwrikazvoine

Ludian: korged; korgei; pitke; suuri; tobd’

dialects of usage: Rugozero

Examples (1)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Počild šughi, ka is’kitäh počin, a šid šel’gi myt’t’en on korgia šuvaš, ka n’äidä korgz’i šughii i d’er’täh.
Вот как зарежут свинью, а по хребту (‘по спине’) длинная (‘высокая’) щетина, вот эту длинную щетину у свиньи и выдергают. (Har’ji)

wordforms (2)

korgia